Rib (ضِلْعٌ)
أصول الفقه
المعنى الاصطلاحي :
The curved bones that form the rib cage and side bones.
الشرح المختصر :
The human body contains 24 "duloo‘" (sing. dil‘: rib); 12 of them form the rib cage, with their ends meeting in the chest, and 12 are below them in the sides.
التعريف اللغوي المختصر :
"Dil‘": the curved bones in the chest and sides of the body. Original meaning of "dal‘": curvature and slanting.